The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-06-23
WHY NOT?
CAN YOU GIVE ANY GOOD REAS
ON FOR DECLINING TO
TAKE 4 LIFE POLICY?

You cannot say, "It is a novel thing -
Life Assurance has been practiced,
more or less. for three hundred years.
In the last haifcenturv it has grown with
such rapitiity in the Uuited States, that
it is now one of the greatest interests il
he country, ranking with the most i'm
portant railroad and banking interests.
Many millions of dollars are paid by
the British American companies every
year to the families of deceased members
of Life Assurance companies. In no
other way has money ever been so sue
cessiully distributed among those who
are dependent and unable to earn money
for Themselves; and there is hardly a
person who reaus this but who knows OF
families saved ty the humane agency Ct
Life Assurance from distressing Ills at
tendant upon poverty.
You cannot say cit is impiety to pros
pose to assure human liveS'
Ii 1t were existence that is proposed to
be assured, it won d be impiety; but it is
possession, not existence.
You cannot say, 1T is a chance
operation"
The laws governing Life Assurance
rest pom the rocky basis ofmatnematical
certainty. The facts ofastronomv, even,
cannot be more surely ascertained and
clearly demonstrated than the principles
upon which Life Assurance is based.
You cannot say, cit is enough that
have wealthy friends and relatives"
Would you think it just to have rela-
tiVes thrown on yoar hands for support
Is 1t right then.-is 1t manly-to leave
your family where they may at any time
become harden to relatives or friends?
And does not your every parental feeling
recoil from such a thought?
You cannot say, 81 NUT pay my
debts first"
Thousands Of hard working men have
unwisa.y said this TO the neg icct of Life
Assurance. Perhaps they struggled and
economised to pay for a farm, or a home,
and had it nearly paid for; but death
took them off. and that mortgage Which
had to be force, sed. forced the property
upon the market and sacrificed it, and
so the little all was lost? What prize
an stch case TOMtd eUen O. small Life
Policy hare bee1a!t Such examples ought
to he warning to you. Because Won
arc in debt You ought to be assured.
You cannot say, my income is slen
der. and / can invest my small earnings
in something BETTER
1t is easy to find good Investments for
small sums of money. say for $40, $50.
SIS or Si00? Are You sure of pro,0ne ed
life 10 make t@Ose investments to alnouut
to much? But remember, by the p.y-
ment of a single Life Insurance premium
you make generous Investment Ut once.
You cannot say, i am too good sub
ject to assure; my father lived to old az,
and am sound and rugged"
our good health has a money rGfue
in it, which you may use, i! Y III see fit
Upon 1t you can Construct, NJ once a for
tune. Is it not wise TO turn to account
this capital (your sound constitution Nv
ia + ing insurance upon 1t. especial V a
accidents and disease lie in ait f,r all >
You cannot say, It implies a distrrst
of Providence. -
The objection might As we'll be urged
against Fire Insurance: or putting Ii hi
ming rods on buildings or. indeed, tax
ing any precautiOn to avert possible
evils. Providence was not intended to
preclude self help.
You cannot say The assured are apt
to die soon
This is a foolish superstition. It is
capa bic of proof that Life Assurance
tends direc' lv to pro'0Rg life, by reliev-
Jog it of anNisties, anu by promoting
the stability, economy. and good order
OF society and the family. And statistics
prove tho same thing.
You cannot say ct is expensive"
silver"
You might as well talk of the...xpense,
OF buying bank stock. or of putting
asiGs your earnings in auy safe nIace'
as TO speak OF the expense Of keeping up
life policy. It is accumulation. not ex-
peuse.
J. r. YOUNG.
LIFE AND FIRE INSURANCE AdEST.
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